Study: You’re Really Paying More Than $6 Per Gallon for That Gas

Although they’re starting to creep back up, Americans continue to enjoy relatively low gasoline prices, with the current national average of $2.50 per gallon down by about $1 over the same time last year. That’s the good news. The bad news is that new research suggests the price is actually much higher — you’re simply paying for it elsewhere and in other ways, largely in the form of damages to the environment and public health.